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"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
1939 Shutouts LeadersTop 25 in the National League | |||
Rank | Name | Shutouts | Team |
1 | Lou Fette | 6 | Boston Bees |
2 | Paul Derringer | 5 | Cincinnati Reds |
Bill Posedel | 5 | Boston Bees | |
4 | Bill McGee | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals |
5 | Curt Davis | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Junior Thompson | 3 | Cincinnati Reds | |
Bob Weiland | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals | |
8 | Bob Bowman | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Max Butcher | 2 | Philadelphia Phillies | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
Mort Cooper | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Dizzy Dean | 2 | Chicago Cubs | |
Larry French | 2 | Chicago Cubs | |
Harry Gumbert | 2 | New York Giants | |
Luke Hamlin | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Bob Klinger | 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Cliff Melton | 2 | New York Giants | |
Whitey Moore | 2 | Cincinnati Reds | |
Claude Passeau | 2 | Philadelphia Phillies | |
Chicago Cubs | |||
Tot Pressnell | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Bucky Walters | 2 | Cincinnati Reds | |
Lon Warneke | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals | |
Whit Wyatt | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
23 | Joe Bowman | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Mace Brown | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Carl Doyle | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Rank | Name | Shutouts | Team |
Top 25 Shutouts in the National League in 1939 |
The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.
The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?
Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox; including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro?